Bruel & Kjaer introduces the next generation of acquisition hardware - LAN-XI

Imagine less hardware and fewer cables, but more flexibility. Imagine less up front investment but more uptime. Imagine using the same equipment to make a multichannel measurement using several large rack systems one day, and a simpler two-channel measurement using a single module the next. With LAN-XI Data Acquisition Hardware all this is reality.

Running on AC, DC or Power over Ethernet (PoE), and with interchangeable front panel connectors, this versatile system of modular hardware can be used as a stand-alone, single front-end, as part of a distributed module setup, or collected in 11-module frames. You just configure and reconfigure according to the nature of the test job. In the laboratory or in the field, one system does it all. And LAN-XI's backward-compatibility ensures that its multitude of benefits can be enjoyed by the thousands of existing Brüel & Kjær PULSE hardware and I-deas users worldwide.

No more Cable Spaghetti!

End cable horror with LAN-XI. Thanks to PoE, wired Ethernet LAN technology that allows the electrical current needed for operate each module to be carried by cables rather than by separate power cables, you can now use standard LAN cables for synchronous sampling between modules and system power. Furthermore, with LAN-XI Brüel & Kjær introduces PTP (Precision Time Protocol), a new technique ensuring sample synchronous measurements over the same LAN connection used for transferring the measurement data. As a result, fewer cables, fewer errors and less hardware make way for more accuracy, more flexibility and more time.

Intelligent User Feedback

Trial runs, overloads and under range situations are also a thing of the past as each LAN-XI input module has a front-panel display that monitors information on identification and status, has a wide range of overload detection features, and indicates incorrect conditioning. Each module also has its own homepage for storing information. Check, for example, your module's calibration history via Internet Explorer.